Display holder or package



' C. D. REED DISPLAY HOLDER OR PACKAGE Jan. 2, 1934. v

Filed March 11, 1932 GDMZJZSj/L Reed CZ m wfdgg s l candy pieces or lozenges.

Patented Jan. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY HOLDER 0a PACKAGE poration of Illinois Application March 11, 1932. Serial No. 598,136

' .11 Claims. (01. 206 46) The invention relates to packages or holders for small articles and seeks to provide a simple, inexpensive and attractive holder or display package for disk-like articles or tablets, such as The invention consists in the features hereinafter set forth, is illustrated in its preferred forms in the accompanying drawing and is more particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one of the preferred forms of the complete package.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the package holder is formed.

Fig. 3 is a view in cross section of the package.

Fig. 4 is a plan of a modified form of blank.

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of a package provided with a holder formed from the blank shown in Fig. 4.

Figs. 6 and '7 are end views of modified forms.

The improved holder is more particularly designed and intended for forming an attractive display package from a stack of disk-like candy pieces or lozenges 10 which are preferably separately enclosed each in its own wrapper 11. The wrappers 11 are of transparent paper or like material and, if desired or necessary, may be moisture-proof.

In its preferred embodiment, the improved holder comprises a series of side panels connected along fold lines, and it is formed from a blank of paper-board, such as shown in Fig. 2 or 4. This blank is provided at spaced intervals between its ends with scores or fold lines 12 which divide the blank into two intermediate sections 13 and two end sections 14 and 15. When folded about the lines 12 the two intermediate sections 13 form two sides of a triangular, open-ended holder and the end sections 14 and 15 of the blank, when overlapped and connected, form the third side of the tubular holder, these sides or panels preferably being of uniform size as shown.

The intermediate sections 13 of the blank are cut away to form elongated rectangular openings 16, and the end sections 14 and 15 of the blank are also cut away as shown, so that, when the end portions thereof are overlapped and connected, a similar opening 17 is formed in the third side of the tubular holder.

In use, a stack of separately wrapped candy pieces or disks are assembled and then the holder is bent at the score lines 12 and folded about the stack. The end portions 18 of the sections 14 and 15 of the blank are overlapped and connected by means of staples 19, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3. The holder is of such size that it fits fairly snugly about the stack of disk-like articles with the edges of the latter projecting through the openings 16 and 17. Thus, the portions of the holder sides or panels about the openings, engage or are disposed closely adjacent the articles and maintain the same in stacked formation.

That is to say, the side edges of-the openings 16 and 17 maintain the disks in alinement and the end disks of the stack engage the end edges of 05 the openings.

To aid in assembling the blank shown in Fig.

"2 with the stack of disks, the end section 15 of the blank is preferably of the same width as the intermediate sections 13, and the end portions of the section 14 are adapted to overlap the end portions of the section 15 and be connected thereto by staples 19. In the form shown in Fig. 4, the end portions 18 of the end sections of the blank are provided with complementary slits 20 and tongues 21 which can be overlapped and interlooked as shown in Fig. 5, so that the use of staples is obviated.

The holder provides improved means for supporting and attractively displaying and marketing a stack of separately wrapped candy disks or tablets and the like. While in its preferred embodiment, the improved display holder is three-sided and is particularly adapted for round candy pieces, it could have four sides, as shown in Fig. 6, or adapted for use with pieces or tablets that are polygonal in outline as shown in Fig. 7. Other changes may be made without departure from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An open-ended, tubular, display holder for a stack of disk-like articles or tablets having rectangular openings in its sides and adapted to be folded about the stack of articles with the edges '96 of the latter projecting through said openings and the end articles of the stack engaging the ends of the openings.

2. A multi-sided, tubular display holder for a stack of contacting disk-like articles or tablets comprising connected panels having elongated, rectangular openings therein and adapted to fit about the articles for which the holder is designed with the articles projecting through said openings and maintained in stacked, contacting relation by the edges of the openings.

3. A multi-sided, open-ended, tubular display holder for a stack of contacting disk-like articles or tablets comprising a series of side panels connected together along fold lines and having elongated, rectangular openings therein through which the articles project and the edges of which openings engage the articles and maintain the same'in contact and in stack formation.

4. 'A three-sided, tubular display holder for a stack of contacting disk-like articles having openings in its sides and adapted to fit about the articles with the edges of the latter projecting through said openings and held in stacked, contacting relation by the edges of the openings.

5. A three-sided tubular display holder for a stack of contacting disk-like articles formed of a blank of stiff material and comprisings'ide panels connected together along fold lines, having'elongated rectangular openings therein and adapted to be folded about the stack of contacting articles with the edges of the latter projecting through said openings and the end articles of the stack engaging the ends of the openings.

6. A multi-sided, open-ended, tubular display holder fora stack of disk-like articles or tablets formed of a blank of stifi material having its ends connected together and scored at intervals between its ends to form connecte'dside panels, certain of the panels having openings through which the articles project and the edge portions of the side panels about the openings being adapted to engage the articles and maintain the same in stack formation. I

'7. A display holder for a stack of :disk*like articles or tablets comprising a paper-boardblank having overlapping connected ends and scored at spaced intervals between its ends to form a three-sided, open-ended tube, each side terminating at the side edges of the blank and having an elongated rectangular opening therein, the side and end edges of which openings are adapted to engage the disk-like articles and maintain the same in stack formation. I

8. A paper-board blank for forming a threesided, open-ended, tubular display holder for disklike articles, said blank being scored at spaced intervals between its ends to provide two intermediate side-forming sections and two end sections, each of said sections terminating at the side edges of the. blank, the end sections having parts adapted to "be overlapped and connected to form the third side and each of said sections being cut away to provide an elongated rectangular opening in each side of the tubular holder.

9. A display package comprising a stack of disk-like articles or tablets in contact, and a tubular holder having elongated, rectangular openings in its sides and fitting about the articles with the edges of the latter projecting and displayed through said openings and thereby main- .tained in stacked, contacting relation.

10. A display package comprising a stack of disk-like articles or tablets in contact, each individually enclosed .in a transparent wrapper and an open-end tubular holder fitting about the articles and having elongated, rectangular openings in its side walls through which the articles project and are displayed with the articles at the 100 end of the stack engaging the end edges of the openings to thereby maintain .the articles in stacked, contacting relation.

11. A display package comprising a stack of disk-like articles, each individually enclosed in m5 a transparent wrapper and a three-sided, tubular holder of stiff material fitting about the articles and having elongated, rectangular openings in its sides through which the articles project and are displayed, the side and end edges of the open- 310 ings serving to maintain the articles in contact in stack formation.

C. DICKINSON REED, 

